PLUS (MT)

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Cybersenses"
Alda learns how replacement synthetic senses for people are becoming reality artifical hearing for children and initial trials for electronic retinas for the blind.G

1:00 am

Designing Healthy Communities"Searching for Shangri-La"
Dr. Jackson searches past and present America for healthy, sustainable communities of all sizes. Part 3 of 4G

2:00 am

Independent Lens"Medora"
A Midwest community beset by a crippled economy and dwindling population is the setting for this documentary, following a down-but-not-out varsity basketball team over a season. The team's struggle to compete parallels the town's own fight for survival.G

3:30 am

Dialogue"Thomas Cahill: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with the former director of religious publishing at Doubleday. He has authored four books of a seven-volume series entitled The Hinges of History, which recount turning points in Western civilization.G

4:00 am

Sesame Street"Count Tribute"
The Count is running late to accept his Noble Prize for Counting. His friends on Sesame Street try to stall the judges by pretending to be him and solving a counting problem. Educational Objectives: Mathematics. D

5:00 am

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Daniel Uses His Words/All Aboard!"
Daniel Uses his Words: Daniel is playing "farm" today, but when Mom Tiger is cleaning up, she accidentally ruins Daniel's game. Grrr! Mom teaches Daniel to express his feelings so she can understand why he is upset. Once Daniel uses his words, Mom helps him rebuild his farm. D

5:30 am

Martha Speaks"Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy"
Billy Collins Speaks - Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs, and Martha thinks she knows why. Obviously, the former poet laureate must be a canine himself! When Martha meets Billy Collins she's in for a few surprises.as is he. D

6:00 am

Austin City Limits"Bonnie Raitt/Mavis Staples"
The two women showcase classic R&B, blues and pop. Raitt presents songs from her latest album Slipstream, while Staples performs songs from You Are Not Alone and Staple Singers classics.G

7:00 am

Rick Steves' Europe"Vienna"
Rick tiptoes through the palace of Maria Theresa and is dazzled by the Hapsburg crown jewels. He picnics on the Danube, nibbles strudel in an old world cafe, reviews slinky Art Nouveau, and waltzes in three-quarter time to music by Johann Strauss.G

7:30 am

Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa"Bordeaux and the Dordogne"
The world's finest wines, sweeping vineyards and fine food couple with a river valley dotted with castles. We sample the best Bordeaux then cruise the lovely Dordogne and Lot rivers with stops at chateaux, ancient watermills, and perched villages. Cooking classes and an underground adventure to see pre-historic cave paintings round out the trip. D

8:00 am

The Desert Speaks"Boom and Bust in a Desert Town"
The small town of Quartzsite, Arizona, located just 20 miles east of the Colorado River, has been a rock hound's paradise since the 1960s. These days, this former stagecoach town is also a mecca to well over a million visitors each year, most of whom converge on it in a wave of RV's during the months of January and February. Thousands of vendors of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils and everything else imaginable create one of the world's largest open-air flea markets. D

America's Heartland
Visit an Idaho farm using technology to let consumers "track" their produce. Meet Kansas City bakers supporting local wheat farmers. Head west to California where poultry producers make a commitment to animal welfare. D

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home"Time"
Smith explains the design principle of Time and the way the element is expressed in various garden styles through the ages. He also shares tips for growing asparagus, container gardening and how chickens can help children learn.G

Sesame Street"Camping Show"
Chris and Elmo are excited to be camping in the woods! They unpack their camping supplies and take out two sleeping bags and two canteens. One sleeping bag and canteen for each of them. Next, they take out four hotdogs and marshmallows. D

1:00 pm

Dinosaur Train"Hootin' Hadrosaurs!/Hatching Party"
Hootin' Hadrosaurs! - Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don meet Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head who teaches them a new way to hoot some hip music. Hatching Party - Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon attend an egg hatching party and meet their friend Cory Corythosaurus's new brothers and sisters. D

1:30 pm

Peg + Cat"The Three Bears Problem/The Giant Problem"
The Three Bears Problem - Fairytale Land. Peg and Cat bring the Three Bears, the Three Little Pigs, and the Three Billy Goats Gruff together to form a super group: "The Electric Eleven." Primary Content: Adding 1; Secondary Content: Counting to 11. D

2:00 pm

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"The Surprising Bean/Hear Here"
The Surprising Bean - Nick keeps trying to surprise Sally, but he just can't do it! The Cat takes them to find a real surprise in the Skippylarito Fields! Once there, Cat shows them a special bean - that suddenly moves! With a shrunken Thingamajigger, they go inside the bean and meet the moth larvae that lives there. They learn that it's really the moth that causes the bean to move. What a neat surprise indeed! Hear Here - The kids hear chirping but can't find where it's coming from. D

2:30 pm

WordGirl"Shrinkin' in the Ray/Department Store Tobey"
SHRINKIN' IN THE RAY: WordGirl must defeat Dr.. 2-Brains when he invents a shrink ray, and uses it to shrink down the cheesy items he covets for easy stealing. DEPARTMENT STORE TOBEY: Tobey interrupts the Botsford's shoe shopping trip, as he tries to impress WordGirl with his elaborate riddles - but he's too clever for his own good. D

3:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Idaho's Scenic Byways"
Cameras capture scenes from the state's system of more than 2,400 miles of official Scenic, Historic or Backcountry byways. The routes crisscross the state to reveal natural wonders, geologic and historic sites, and the varied topography of Idaho.G

3:30 pm

Dialogue"Thomas Cahill: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with the former director of religious publishing at Doubleday. He has authored four books of a seven-volume series entitled The Hinges of History, which recount turning points in Western civilization.G

4:00 pm

Infinity Hall Live"The Smithereens"
The New Jersey-based rock band The Smithereens brings down the house with their unique driving guitar sound. The group performs a number of their hit songs, including "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep." From their humble beginnings in 1980 in Carteret, New Jersey, The Smithereens have become an enduring facet of alternative rock and acquired a cult following. D

Father Brown"The Hammer of God"
When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows.G

7:00 pm

Midsomer Murders"Ghosts of Christmas Past, Part Two"
With Barnaby and Scott now on the trail of a murderer disrupting the Villiers family reunion, the detectives discover that they must first unravel what really happened in the past in order to resolve the present. Part 2 of 2G

Call The Midwife"S3 E1"
Moving to new quarters, the nuns and midwives welcome Sister Winifred, a slightly innocent young woman, who arrives from the Mother House. Sister Monica Joan's increasingly eccentric behavior causes concern. Chummy spearheads an open day at the Community Center.G

11:00 pm

Father Brown"The Hammer of God"
When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows.G